Online photo storage

[WACATHUNTER]

Just curious what everyone uses for online photo storage.  I need to decide on something, before my cpu, fails.  I back everything on a hard drive but wanted to look at some online storage.  I don't do much editing, etc. just storage!
WACAT

[quadrafire]

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[whacker1]

some are using the cloud.
I have an external hard drive

I am also curious what others use

[boneaddict]

I put all mine on external hard drives.  Nothing online

[huntnphool]

 2 seperate two terabyte hard drives. One for using daily, and the other for copying the first and is stored in a safe.

 If you have ever had a hard drive fail, you will never make that mistake again. $$$$$$$$

[Bob33]

I use Carbonite for all my files. $60/year. Externals are great unless the house burns down, or you fail to backup frequently.

[quadrafire]

I plan on getting another external hard drive and keeping it in the safety deposit box at the bank and rotate out monthly or so. Like Phool I have 2 now that I back up to but will add a 3rd soon.

[whacker1]

I plan on getting another external hard drive and keeping it in the safety deposit box at the bank and rotate out monthly or so. Like Phool I have 2 now that I back up to but will add a 3rd soon.

With that many hard drives, why not back up to a cloud service?

[quadrafire]

Mainly  because I don't even know how that cloud thing works. A bit fearful I guess.  Hell, I barely know how a hard drive works

[huntnphool]

I plan on getting another external hard drive and keeping it in the safety deposit box at the bank and rotate out monthly or so. Like Phool I have 2 now that I back up to but will add a 3rd soon.

With that many hard drives, why not back up to a cloud service?

 I don't like the idea of "someone" else having access to all of my images, especially the government.

[quadrafire]

I plan on getting another external hard drive and keeping it in the safety deposit box at the bank and rotate out monthly or so. Like Phool I have 2 now that I back up to but will add a 3rd soon.

With that many hard drives, why not back up to a cloud service?

 I don't like the idea of "someone" else having access to all of my images, especially the government.

And that..... 

[whacker1]

I plan on getting another external hard drive and keeping it in the safety deposit box at the bank and rotate out monthly or so. Like Phool I have 2 now that I back up to but will add a 3rd soon.

With that many hard drives, why not back up to a cloud service?

 I don't like the idea of "someone" else having access to all of my images, especially the government.

i can understand that.......maybe just don't back up the really dirty photos 

[quadrafire]

 

[Netminder01]

Just curious what everyone uses for online photo storage.  I need to decide on something, before my cpu, fails.  I back everything on a hard drive but wanted to look at some online storage.  I don't do much editing, etc. just storage!
WACAT

How much are you trying to store/backup?

There are a number of viable cloud based services and highly secure but have a monthly charge associated with them. The upside to cloud based options (if you didn't already know) is the versatility. You can access your files from anywhere you have a connection. The upside to an external drive like others mention is cost. The cost for great external drives with beefy capacity are relatively cheap nowadays (few hundred bucks or so) but you need the drive with you in order to access any images.

Once you have a good sense of your own requirements then you'll simply need to select the service or products best suited to meet your needs.
- Your budget
- Capacity of storage you need
- Accessibility requirements

Good luck!

[huntnphool]

I plan on getting another external hard drive and keeping it in the safety deposit box at the bank and rotate out monthly or so. Like Phool I have 2 now that I back up to but will add a 3rd soon.

With that many hard drives, why not back up to a cloud service?

 I don't like the idea of "someone" else having access to all of my images, especially the government.

i can understand that.......maybe just don't back up the really dirty photos 

 Well of course, but the government need not know anything personal that may be in images, guns you are holding for example, none of their business, etc.

[tjthebest]

If you have Amazon prime, they have unlimited cloud storage for photos.

[Band]

I use Photobucket and from what I'm reading in this topic I'm probably a couple technology steps behind the times, as usual.

[Alchase]

I use two wireless backup drives. And I use Smug Mug to post the ones I want others to have access too.
With Sum Mug you rent web space, they do not touch or use any photos. Smug Mug has some excellent tutorials as well.

[WACATHUNTER]

Thanks for all the feedback, i current use a hard drive and have an overloaded computer! I like the idea of the versatility of the cloud and will look into the prime.  Thanks, again.
WACAT

[Firedogg]

 I use multiple external hard drives that are copies of each other, I leave one a copy of each one at my mom and dad's, take the one here with me when I go down there and use her computer to copy the files to the drives there. The only problem is I usually get put to work on some project while waiting for the files to copy.